Gourmet Walks – Walking routes with Michelin Star dining

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Gourmet Walks – Walking routes with Michelin Star dining

By Jonathan Elder

Published on December 16, 2025 1 min read

Sometimes you want a bit more than a squashed sandwich followed by jelly babies for dessert. I’ve searched for ten of the top restaurants from the legendary Michelin Guide, and paired them with some brilliant walks from OS Maps to help build up your appetite.

Have you got a walking or cycling route from your favourite restaurant? Why not add it as a public route in OS Maps, and it may get featured in a future article!

Loch Bay, Isle of Skye

Dining

Loch Bay is a tiny, six table restaurant specialising in local seafood. Nestling in the traditional fishing village of Stein, the building dates back to 1790.

Loch Bay and Stein, Vaternish Peninsula by Julian Paren

Walking

‘Waternish lollipop’ was created by an OS Maps user, ascending out of the village to the hill peak Cnoc Breac, then following a ridge with views to the north.

Waternish walking route

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The Peat Inn, Fife

Dining

The Peat Inn is a 18th century coaching in which now offers fine dining and rooms. The food is described as ‘Modern Scottish’, using local seasonal ingredients.

The Residence at Peat Inn by Robert Struthers

Walking

‘New Gliston Loop’ was added by Walk Fife, and is a pleasant 13km walk from the nearby village of New Gliston. The walk could be extended to end at The Peat Inn by following the single track road.

New Gliston Route

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Pentonbridge Inn, Cumbria

Dining

Using many ingredients grown in the walled gardens of the nearby Netherby Hall, the Pentonbridge Inn as another old coaching inn now offering fine dining and rooms.

Nearby Tollhouse by the B6318 by The Milestone Society

Walking

‘Warwicksland Circle’ was added by an OS Maps user, and is a longer 20km route using quiet back roads and forest paths. Set out early, and you could reach the appropriately named Wakey Hill in time for morning coffee.

Warwicksland Circle Route

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Origins of the Michelin Guides

The Michelin Guides began in 1900 as a free booklet by the French tire-makers André and Édouard Michelin. They created it to encourage driving in France, thereby increasing tire sales. The guide evolved into a paid publication by 1920 with anonymous restaurant inspectors rating their dining experiences, with the best getting the coveted Michelin Star.

Forest Side, Lake District

Dining

A dramatic slate stone hotel and restaurant, the Forest Side offers ‘Modern British’ dining. Sitting in the heart of the Lake District National Park, there are hundreds of walking, cycling and padding routes nearby.

Sunrise from the garden at the Forest Side Hotel
by Nigel Corby

Walking

‘Lake District: Grasmere’ is taken from the OS Short Walks Made Easy range of guidebooks. It’s a largely level 6km walk around Grasmere, just a short distance from Forest Side.

OS Short Walks Made Easy: Grasmere walking route

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The Black Swan, North York Moors

Dining

Owned and run by the Banks Family, who have lived and farmed around Oldstead, North York Moors National Park for many generations, The Black Swan is a one-star restaurant and inn featuring innovative takes on British classics.

Main street, Oldstead by Barbara Carr

Walking

‘Black Swan Oldstead Walk’ is from a user of OS Maps, and takes in both the southern escarpment of the Hambleton hills with scenic views and also a number of interesting features of historical and archaeological interest..

Black Swan Walking Route

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Sosban & The Old Butchers, Anglesey

Dining

In the heart of Menai Bridge, Sosban & The Old Butchers is an rustic room with Welsh slate walls, sheepskin-covered chairs and hand-painted animal tiles linking back to its origins as a butcher’s shop days. Expect a variety of food based on locally-sourced ingredients.

Menai suspension bridge and Ynys Welltog
by Oliver Mills

Walking

‘Menai 10km’ is another route created by the public. Looping through the town and then across the Menai Suspension Bridge before heading out to a viewpoint overlooking the Menai Straight, it’s a mostly on-road route with some interesting possible diversions to other rights of way.

Menai 10km Walking Route

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The Beach House, Gower

Dining

A former coal house situated right on the beach in Gower, The Beach House uses fresh produce from across Wales to create a highly seasonal menu. They also host regular guest chefs.

A view across Oxwich bay by Philip Pankhurst

Walking

‘Woodland and Family wars at Oxwich Point’ created by AA Walks takes you out on to one of the impressive headlands of the Welsh coast, using part of the Wales Coast Path. The route name comes from a famous local feud over the salvage rights to a French shipwreck.

Oxwich Point Walking Route

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Gidleigh Park, Dartmoor

Dining

A classic country house hotel in Dartmoor National Park, Gidleigh Park is a Tudor-style building set in 107 acres of landscaped grounds, including the River Teign.

Stepping stones across the North Teign by Derek Harper

Walking

‘Chagford, Devon’ is a nearby route created by Country Walking Magazine and featured in OS Maps. There’s a mixture of paths, tracks and quiet lanes plus open moorland, with a gentle climb up to Meldon Hill (390m).

Chagford Walking Route

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Osip, Somerset

Dining

The Osip is based in a 300 year old country inn in Bruton, Somerset. With low wooden beams and a rustic feel, it has a constantly changing farm-to-table menu.

View over Bruton from the dovecote by David Martin

Walking

‘South Brewham & Cogley Wood’, created by an OS Maps users, explorer local farmlands, and skirts the edge of Cogley Wood. The route starts from South Brewham, a couple of km from Bruton. It’s noted as being muddy, so a change of shoes may be required!

South Brewham & Cogley Wood Route

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Restaurant Interlude, West Sussex

Dining

Restaurant Interlude is based in Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, a spectacular restored gardens called “The finest woodland gardens in England” and featuring a mob of wallabies. The food uses many ingredients grown in the gardens.

Track at Slaughamplace farm by Shazz

Walking

‘Long route to the half moon’ start and ends at Lower Beeding, but goes via Slaughham, creating an opportunity for a quick break there too. At 13.7km, it’s mostly level goingcreated by an OS Maps users, explorer local farmlands, and skirts the edge of Cogley Wood. The route starts from South Brewham, a couple of km from Bruton. It’s noted as being muddy, so a change of shoes may be required!

Circular route from Lower Beeding to Slaughham and back

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Have you got a favourite restaurant? Why not search for nearby routes using OS Maps to create an experience that enhances both the food and the outdoors?

If you manage a country pub, hotel or restaurant, you can add new walking and cycling routes to OS Maps and share them with your customers by making them public routes.

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By Jonathan Elder

Jonathan helps run the OS Shop and GetOutside, and in his free time can be found walking, playing computer games or, in the winter, falling off mountains with a plank of wood strapped to his feet.